The Writer

The Writer

★ 8.0IMDb Score
Released:2025-06-02
Genre:Drama
Duration:10 min
Country:France
Director:Jorik Saint-Martin, Lucie Calilhanna, Melvin Richer
Actors:Mathias Guenser, Stéphan Beauregard, Yohan Hortense, Swad Sammari, Jasmyne Djedid
Production:Unistra - Université de Strasbourg, Région Grand Est, Eurométropole de Strasbourg

Overview:

Joe, a young writer, embarks on writing his second book after the runaway success of his first. But Joe is quickly overwhelmed by the remarks of those close to him, remarks that will eventually obsess him until he can no longer turn back...

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